Between national holidays, company events, and important dates in your industry, most brands have plenty of content to keep their social media fresh and fun for their followers. But sometimes, a slow month creeps up or inspiration starts running low and you find yourself struggling with ideas to keep your audience engaged.

Say hello to social media holidays, the ultimate filler to give your content calendar a boost. From super useful “holidays” like #NationalNappingDay and #TacoDay to more obscure causes for celebration such as #TalkLikeAPirateDay and #WorldUFODay, using social media holidays and trending hashtags can help to put your business in front of potential followers while showcasing a little bit of your brand’s creative side.

To help you find the right days to celebrate, we have put together the ultimate list of social media holidays! Just remember to stick to events that make sense for your brand and will help you attract the right kind of audience.

Have a holiday to add? Get in touch with us on Facebook or Instagram and let us know!

2018 Social Media Holidays

January

January 1 New Year’s Day #newyearsday

January 2 Science Fiction Day #sciencefictionday

January 4 National Trivia Day #nationaltriviaday

January 5 National Bird Day #nationalbirdday

January 8 Clean Off Your Desk Day #cleanoffyourdeskday

January 11 Human Trafficking Awareness Day #humantraffickingday

January 13 National Sticker Day #nationalstickerday

January 15 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day #MLKDay

January 15 National Hat Day #nationalhatday

January 17 Ditch Your Resolution Day #ditchyourresolutionday

January 18 Get To Know Your Customers Day #gettoknowyourcustomersday

January 20 Cheese Lovers Day #cheeseloversday

January 20 World Social Justice Day #socialjusticeday

January 23 Pie Day #pieday

January 24 National Compliment Day #nationalcomplimentday

January 25 Opposite Day #oppositeday

January 28 Data Privacy Day #privacyaware

February

February 2 Groundhog Day #groundhogday

February 4 Super Bowl Sunday #SB52

February 4 World Cancer Day #worldcancerday

February 5 National Weatherperson’s Day #nationalweatherpersonsday

February 7 National Send A Card To A Friend Day #sendacardtoafriendday

February 8 National Boy Scouts Day #boyscoutsday

February 9 National Pizza Day #nationalpizzaday

February 10 Umbrella Day #nationalumbrelladay

February 11 Inventor’s Day #inventorsday

February 13 Mardi Gras #mardigras

February 13 World Radio Day #worldradioday

February 14 Valentine’s Day #valentinesday

February 15 Singles Awareness Day #singlesawarenessday

February 16 Chinese New Year #yearofthedog

February 17 Random Acts Of Kindness Day #randomactsofkindnessday

February 18 National Battery Day #nationalbatteryday

February 19 President’s Day #presidentsday

February 20 Love Your Pet Day #loveyourpetday

February 21 International Mother Language Day #LMLD

February 22 Margarita Day #nationalmargaritaday

March

March 1 National Peanut Butter Lovers Day #peanutbutterloversday

March 2 National Read Across America Day #readacrossamerica #drseuss

March 2 Employee Appreciation Day #employeeappreciationday

March 3 National Day Of Unplugging #nationaldayofunplugging

March 4 National Grammar Day #nationalgrammarday

March 6 National Dentist's Day #dentistsday

March 7 National Be Heard Day #nationalbeheardday

March 7 National Cereal Day #nationalcerealday

March 7 National Pancake Day #nationalpancakeday

March 8 International Women's Day #beboldforchange #internationalwomensday #IWD

March 8 National Proofreading Day #nationalproofreadingday

March 9 Popcorn Lover's Day #popcornloversday

March 10 National Pack Your Lunch Day #nationalpackyourlunchday

March 10 National Women And Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day #NWGAAD

March 11 National Worship Of Tools Day #worshipoftoolsday

March 12 National Girl Scout Day #girlscoutday

March 12 Daylight Savings #daylightsavings

March 13 National Napping Day #nationalnappingday

March 14 Potato Chip Day #nationalpotatochipday

March 14 Pi Day #piday

March 15 World Consumer Rights Day #wcrd2018

March 16 National Freedom Of Information Day #freedomofinformationday

March 17 St. Patrick's Day #stpatricksday

March 17 World Sleep Day #worldsleepday

March 18 Awkward Moments Day #nationalawkwardmomentsday

March 19 National Let's Laugh Day #nationalletslaughday

March 20 International Day Of Happiness #internationaldayofhappiness

March 20 World Storytelling Day #worldstorytellingday

March 20 First Day Of Spring #firstdayofspring

March 21 International Day For The Elimination Of Racial Discrimination #racialdiscriminationday

March 21 World Poetry Day #worldpoetryday

March 22 World Water Day #worldwaterday

March 23 National Puppy Day #nationalpuppyday

March 24 Red Nose Day #rednoseday

March 25 Earth Hour Day #earthhour

March 25 Tolkien Reading Day #tolkienreadingday

March 26 National Spinach Day #nationalspinachday

March 26 Purple Day #purpleday

March 28 American Diabetes Association Alert Day #americandiabetesassociationalertday

March 30 Doctor's Day #nationaldoctorsday

March 30 National Take A Walk In The Park Day #nationalwalkintheparkday

March 31 World Backup Day #worldbackupday

March 31 Transgender Day Of Visibility #TDOV

April

April 1 April Fools Day #aprilfools

April 2 World Autism Awareness Day #WAAD

April 3 Find A Rainbow Day #findarainbowday

April 4 Hug A Newsperson Day #huganewsperson

April 5 National Walking Day #nationalwalkingday

April 7 World Health Day #letstalk

April 7 Beer Day #nationalbeerday

April 10 National Siblings Day #nationalsiblingsday

April 10 Encourage A Young Writer Day #encourageayoungwriterday

April 11 National Pet Day #nationalpetday

April 12 International Day Of Human Space Flight #internationaldayofhumanspaceflight

April 13 Make Lunch Count Day #nationalmakelunchcountday

April 14 Equal Pay Day #equalpayday

April 16 National Wear Your Pajamas To Work Day #pjday

April 17 Haiku Poetry Day #haikupoetryday

April 18 National Columnist Day #nationalcolumnistday

April 18 National Tax Day #taxday

April 20 National Look-alike Day #nationallookalikeday

April 20 Get To Know Your Customers Day #gettoknowyourcustomersday

April 20 National High-five Day #NH5D

April 22 Earth Day #earthday2018

April 23 National Picnic Day #nationalpicnicday

April 23 World Book Day #worldbookday

April 25 National Telephone Day #nationaltelephoneday

April 25 World Malaria Day #endmalariaforgood

April 26 National Administrative Professionals Day #administrativeprofessionalsday

April 27 National Take Your Kids To Work Day #countonme

April 27 Denim Day #denimday

April 28 Arbor Day #arborday

April 29 International Dance Day #internationaldanceday

April 30 National Honesty Day #nationalhonestyday

April 30 National Adopt A Shelter Pet Day #adoptashelterpetday

April 30 International Jazz Day #jazzday

May

May 1 May Day #mayday

May 1 International Workers Day #intworkersday

May 2 World Asthma Day #worldasthmaday

May 3 World Press Freedom Day #WPFD2018 #pressfreedom

May 4 World Password Day #worldpasswordday

May 4 Star Wars Day #starwarsday

May 4 International Firefighters Day #internationalfirefightersday

May 5 Cinco De Mayo #cincodemayo

May 5 Space Day #spaceday

May 5 Free Comic Book Day #freecomicbookday

May 6 National Nurses Day #nursesday

May 7 National Lemonade Day #nationallemonadeday

May 8 Teacher Appreciation Day #thankateacher

May 9 Europe Day #europeday

May 10 National Receptionist Day #nationalreceptionistday

May 11 Eat What You Want Day #eatwhatyouwantday

May 12 National Limerick Day #nationallimerickday

May 14 Mother's Day #mothersday

May 15 International Day Of Families #familyday

May 15 Chocolate Chip Day #nationalchocolatechipday

May 16 Love A Tree Day #loveatreeday

May 17 International Day Against Homophobia And Transphobia #IDAHOT2018

May 18 No Dirty Dishes Day #nodirtydishesday

May 19 National Bike To Work Day #NBTWD

May 19 Endangered Species Day #endangeredspeciesday

May 20 Be A Millionaire Day #beamillionaireday

May 21 National Memo Day #nationalmemoday

May 24 National Scavenger Hunt Day #nationalscavengerhuntday

May 26 Heat Awareness Day #nofryday

May 27 National Hugging Day #nationalhuggingday

May 28 Hamburger Day #nationalhamburgerday

May 29 Memorial Day #memorialday #MDW

May 29 Paperclip Day #paperclipday

May 31 World No-tobacco Day #notobacco

June

June 1 Global Day Of Parents #globaldayofparents

June 1 International Children’s Day #childrensday

June 2 Leave The Office Early Day #leavetheofficeearlyday

June 2 National Donut Day #nationaldonutday

June 4 Civic Day Of Hacking #hackforchange

June 4 National Cancer Survivors Day #NCSD2018

June 5 World Environment Day #worldenvironmentday

June 6 Higher Education Day #highereducationday

June 8 World Oceans Day #worldoceansday

June 8 Best Friends Day #bestfriendsday

June 14 World Blood Donor Day #giveblood

June 14 National Flag Day #flagday

June 15 Nature Photography Day #naturephotographyday

June 18 Father’s Day #fathersday

June 19 Martini Day #nationalmartiniday

June 20 World Refugee Day #withrefugees

June 21 National Selfie Day #nationalselfieday

June 21 World Music Day #worldmusicday

June 21 International Yoga Day #internationalyogaday

June 21 First Day Of Summer #firstdayofsummer #summersolstice

June 23 Take Your Dog To Work Day #takeyourdogtoworkday

June 27 National Sunglasses Day #nationalsunglassesday

June 29 National Handshake Day #handshakeday

June 30 Social Media Day #smday

July

July 1 National Postal Worker Day #nationalpostalworkerday

July 1 Joke Day #internationaljokeday

July 2 World UFO Day #worldufoday

July 4 Independence Day #4thofjuly

July 5 Bikini Day #nationalbikiniday

July 7 World Chocolate Day #worldchocolateday

July 10 Pina Colada Day #nationalpinacoladaday

July 11 Cheer Up The Lonely Day #cheerupthelonelyday

July 12 Simplicity Day #nationalsimplicityday

July 13 French Fry Day #nationalfrenchfryday

July 15 Give Something Away Day #givesomethingawayday

July 17 World Emoji Day #worldemojiday

July 18 Nelson Mandela International Day #mandeladay

July 20 Get To Know Your Customers Day #gettoknowyourcustomersday

July 20 Moon Day #moonday

July 24 Cousins Day #nationalcousinsday

July 28 Talk In An Elevator Day #talkinanelevatorday

July 29 Lipstick Day #nationallipstickday

July 30 International Day Of Friendship #dayoffriendship

August

August 1 Respect For Parents Day #respectforparentsday

August 2 National Coloring Book Day #nationalcoloringbookday

August 5 Friendship Day #friendshipday

August 8 International Cat Day #internationalcatday

August 9 National Book Lovers Day #nationalbookloversday

August 10 National Lazy Day #lazyday

August 11 National Sons And Daughters Day #sonsanddaughtersday

August 11 Bowling Day #nationalbowlingday

August 12 International Youth Day #youthday

August 12 World Elephant Day #worldelephantday

August 12 Middle Child Day #middlechildday

August 13 International Lefthanders Day #lefthandersday

August 15 National Relaxation Day #nationalrelaxationday

August 16 National Tell A Joke Day #nationaltellajokeday

August 19 World Photo Day #worldphotoday

August 19 World Humanitarian Day #worldhumanitarianday

August 20 National Radio Day #nationalradioday

August 23 National Hug Your Boss Day #hugyourbossday

August 26 National Dog Day #nationaldogday

August 26 National Women’s Equality Day #womensequalityday

August 27 Just Because Day #justbecauseday

August 31 College Colors Day #collegecolorsday

September

September 3 Beard Day #worldbeardday

September 4 Labor Day #laborday

September 4 National Wildlife Day #nationalwildlifeday

September 5 International Day Of Charity #charityday

September 6 Read A Book Day #readabookday

September 8 Stand Up To Cancer Day #kisscancergoodbye

September 8 International Literacy Day #literacyday

September 10 National Grandparents Day #nationalgrandparentsday

September 11 National Day Of Service #911day

September 12 National Day Of Encouragement #dayofencouragement

September 12 National Video Games Day #nationalvideogamesday

September 13 Positive Thinking Day #positivethinkingday

September 15 International Dot Day #internationaldotday

September 19 Talk Like A Pirate Day #talklikeapirateday

September 21 International Day Of Peace #peaceday

September 21 Miniature Golf Day #minigolfday

September 22 Car-Free Day #carfreeday

September 22 Hobbit Day #hobbitday

September 22 First Day Of Fall #firstdayoffall #autumnequinox

September 25 Family Day #familyday

September 26 European Day Of Languages #EDL2018

September 27 World Tourism Day #WTD2018

September 27 National Women’s Health And Fitness Day #fitnessday

September 28 World Rabies Day #worldrabiesday

September 28 National Good Neighbor Day #goodneighborday

September 30 International Podcast Day #internationalpodcastday

October

October 1 International Day Of Older Persons #UNDOP

October 1 International Coffee Day #internationalcoffeeday

October 1 World Vegetarian Day #worldvegetarianday

October 2 International Day Of Nonviolence #internationaldayofnonviolence

October 2 World Habitat Day #worldhabitatday

October 3 National Techies Day #techiesday

October 4 World Animal Day #worldanimalday

October 4 National Taco Day #nationaltacoday

October 5 World Teachers Day #worldteachersday

October 6 World Smile Day #worldsmileday

October 10 World Mental Health Day #worldmentalheathday

October 11 International Day Of The Girl #dayofthegirl

October 12 World Sight Day #worldsightday

October 13 National Train Your Brain Day #trainyourbrainday

October 14 National Dessert Day #dessertday

October 15 Maths Day #worldmathsday

October 15 Global Handwashing Day #globalhandwashingday

October 15 Clean Your Virtual Desktop Day #cleanyourvirtualdesktopday

October 16 World Food Day #foodday

October 16 Bosses Day #bossesday

October 17 International Day For The Eradication Of Poverty #endpoverty

October 19 Get To Know Your Customers Day #gettoknowyourcustomersday

October 20 World Statistics Day #statisticsday

October 21 Reptile Awareness Day #reptileawarenessday

October 24 United Nations Day #UNDay

October 25 Greasy Foods Day #greasyfoodsday

October 26 National Pumpkin Day #nationalpumpkinday

October 29 Internet Day #internetday

October 30 National Publicist Day #nationalpublicistday

October 30 Checklist Day #checklistday

October 31 Halloween #halloween

November

November 1 World Vegan Day #worldveganday

November 1 National Authors Day #nationalauthorsday

November 1 National Cook For Your Pets Day #cookforyourpetsday

November 3 National Sandwich Day #nationalsandwichday

November 4 Stress Awareness Day #stressawarenessday

November 4 National Candy Day #nationalcandyday

November 5 Daylight Saving Time Ends #daylightsavings

November 8 National Cappuccino Day #cappuccinoday

November 8 Science, Technology, Engineering, And Medicine (Stem) Day #stemday

November 11 Veterans Day #veteransday

November 13 World Kindness Day #WKD

November 14 World Diabetes Day #WDD

November 15 Clean Out Your Refrigerator Day #cleanoutyourrefrigeratorday

November 15 America Recycles Day #berecycled

November 16 International Day For Tolerance #toleranceday

November 16 Button Day #nationalbuttonday

November 17 International Students Day #internationalstudentsday

November 17 Unfriend Day #nationalunfriendday

November 19 International Men’s Day #internationalmensday

November 20 Universal Children’s Day #unchildrensday

November 21 World Hello Day #worldhelloday

November 21 National Entrepreneurs Day #entrepreneursday

November 22 Thanksgiving Day #thanksgiving

November 23 Black Friday #blackfriday

November 24 National Day Of Listening #dayoflistening

November 24 Small Business Saturday #shopsmall

November 26 National Cake Day #nationalcakeday

November 26 Cyber Monday #cybermonday

November 27 National Day Of Giving #givingtuesday

November 29 Electronic Greeting Card Day #electronicgreetingcardday

November 30 Computer Security Day #computersecurityday

December

December 1 World Aids Day #WAD2018

December 2 Hanukkah #hanukkah

December 3 International Day Of Persons With Disabilities #IDPWD

December 4 National Cookie Day #nationalcookieday

December 5 International Ninja Day #internationalninjaday

December 5 World Soil Day #worldsoilday

December 6 Microwave Oven Day #microwaveovenday

December 8 Pretend To Be A Time Traveler Day #pretendtobeatimetravelerday